Watson poses with the trophy 🏆 at the 2020 Acapulco Open

ACAPULCO, Mexico

Heather Watson of Great Britain claimed her first WTA singles title since 2016 in a marathon Saturday evening encounter, as the No.7 seed grinded out a 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-1 victory over Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez to earn the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC singles championship.